SAR is an abbreviation for Saudi Riyal | |||
July (6000 Direct Labor Hours) | |||
Controllable cost | Variable cost per hour | Multiply: Labor hours | Flexible Budget |
Indirect Material | SAR 3.50 | 6,000 | SAR 21,000 |
Indirect Labor | SAR 6.00 | 6,000 | SAR 36,000 |
Factory Supplies | SAR 1.00 | 6,000 | SAR 6,000 |
August (7000 Direct Labor Hours) | |||
Controllable cost | Variable cost per hour | Multiply: Labor hours | Flexible Budget |
Indirect Material | SAR 3.50 | 7,000 | SAR 24,500 |
Indirect Labor | SAR 6.00 | 7,000 | SAR 42,000 |
Factory Supplies | SAR 1.00 | 7,000 | SAR 7,000 |
Budget | Actual - July | Actual - August | |
Supervisory Costs | SAR 25,000 | SAR 23,000 | SAR 26,000 |
Multiply: Controllable costs (%) | 50% | 50% | 50% |
Controllable Supervisory Costs | SAR 12,500 | SAR 11,500 | SAR 13,000 |
Depreciation and property taxes are non-controllable costs for the manager of the mixing department. Therefore, these costs are not included in the responsibility report. |
Responsibility Report for July | |||||
Controllable cost | Budget | Actual | Difference | Indicate | Remarks |
Indirect Material | SAR 21,000 | SAR 20,500 | SAR 500 | Favorable | The actual cost is less than Budget cost |
Indirect Labor | SAR 36,000 | SAR 39,500 | SAR 3,500 | Unfavorable | The actual cost is more than Budget cost |
Factory Supplies | SAR 6,000 | SAR 7,600 | SAR 1,600 | Unfavorable | The actual cost is more than Budget cost |
Supervisory Costs (Controllable) | SAR 12,500 | SAR 11,500 | SAR 1,000 | Favorable | The actual cost is equal to Budget cost |
Total | SAR 75,500 | SAR 79,100 | SAR 3,600 | Unfavorable | The actual cost is more than Budget cost |
Responsibility Report for August | |||||
Controllable cost | Budget | Actual | Difference | Indicate | Remarks |
Indirect Material | SAR 24,500 | SAR 25,100 | SAR 600 | Unfavorable | The actual cost is more than Budget cost |
Indirect Labor | SAR 42,000 | SAR 40,700 | SAR 1,300 | Favorable | The actual cost is less than Budget cost |
Factory Supplies | SAR 7,000 | SAR 8,200 | SAR 1,200 | Unfavorable | The actual cost is more than Budget cost |
Supervisory Costs (Controllable) | SAR 12,500 | SAR 13,000 | SAR 500 | Unfavorable | The actual cost is equal to Budget cost |
Total | SAR 86,000 | SAR 87,000 | SAR 1,000 | Unfavorable | The actual cost is more than Budget cost |
Comment | |||||
As per the responsibility report, both months have unfavorable variance. This unfavorable variance indicates the manager's performance is worst. Thus, the manager's performance for controlling costs is worst during both months. |
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